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DNO: Every Caribbean Island with a non-resident Ambassador should follow the lead of Antigua and Barbuda and set up an embassy to promote their country.

Well, that’s the wish of Dr. Dario Item, Antigua and Barbuda’s non-resident Ambassador to Spain, the Principality of Monaco, and the Principality of Liechtenstein, who did exactly that.

He has received some praise in the region, after reports that he personally funded the establishment of a consulate in Monaco to help promote Antigua’s tourism industry.

The consulate, located in the City of Monte Carlo, was also set up to encourage investment and is also supporting citizens of Antigua and Barbuda who are transiting through Monaco.

Item’s effort has been lauded by several top regional and even international investors, governments, and groups around the world.

While the setting up the office will help to tighten the relationship between the two countries, the Antiguan ambassador says he simply wanted a physical place where high-quality consular services to citizens abroad can be provided.

“Yes, I understand that doing something like that can be a good reflection of the commitment to providing professional services to citizens but it also speaks of the bond shared between Antigua and Barbuda and Spain,” he added.

Consul General Dr. Marco Garavaglia is heading the new consulate.

Antigua and Barbuda also has permanent missions at the UN in New York, the OECS in Washington DC, and the UNWTO in Madrid.

The Embassy in Madrid was established in 2018 and Ambassador Item was appointed as the head of mission.

This consulate which is located in Monte Carlo, was established by Dario Item, Antigua and Barbuda’s non-resident Ambassador to Spain, the Principality of Monaco, and the Principality of Liechtenstein

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After spending almost a month on the run for the murder of a Gasparillo construction worker, a 48-year-old woman surrendered to police on Thursday afternoon.

The woman is believed to be the main suspect in the murder of 29-year-old Randy Joseph.

Joseph was stabbed to death at Houssa Trace, Bonne Aventure Road. Gasparillo, on October 15.

Police said the woman surrendered at the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region III office in San Fernando with her attorney.

She is expected to be interviewed on Friday by investigators who will seek advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions on whether she should be charged.

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A 27-year-old man from Princes Town has been fined $6,000 for two traffic offences.

Brian Rooplal, of Buen Intento Road, faced Princes Town magistrate Margaret Alert in the Second Court. He pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence and driving without an insurance certificate.

The magistrate fined him $1,000 on the first charge, to be paid on or before December 12.

She also fined him $5,000 for driving without an insurance certificate. Rooplal was given until March 1, 2023, to pay this fine, failing which he will serve 12 months’ imprisonment.

On Saturday, during an exercise led by ASP Guzman, Princes Town municipal police arrested Rooplal at around 11.15 am.

They saw him driving along King Street in Princes Town and intercepted the car.

PC Charles laid the charges.

The same day, Rooplal appeared before a justice of the peace, who granted him $15,000 bail to cover both charges.

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Police in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Adolph, whose body was found in a well at the Tabatinga Housing Scheme on Thursday at about 16:00h.

Police have since taken the body out of the well.

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Asserting that cruise ship visitors get information about places to avoid in Castries, the President of the Saint Lucia Craft and Dry Goods Vendors Association, Peter ‘Ras Ipa’ Isaac, has called for stepped-up security in the capital.

“‘Avoid Broglie Street, avoid the Chaussee, avoid Jn Baptiste Street’ – They tell them that on these cruise ships,” Isaac declared during an appearance this week on the DBS Television programme – Newsmaker Live.

“That’s why sometimes it is said that only twenty-five percent of the cruise passengers disembark,” he explained.

At the same time, Isaac was sure that being on the ship was quite an experience.

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As a result, he questioned whether the vessel would encourage everyone to disembark.

Nevertheless, he explained that there’s a need for more security in the country.

“We need people to be sure that the areas where the vendors are selling are safe,” Isaac asserted.

“I am not saying that the police can be everywhere, but police must be there and the people must be given the kind of assurance that they are secure,” he told programme Host Timothy Poleon.

And he indicated that when cruise passengers disembark, they should feel they could walk the streets of Castries with no one snatching their chain or bag and fleeing.

“If we cannot give people these type of assurances then we are in a lot of trouble,” Isaac warned.

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